Michael Chermside wrote: > We could satisfy both people if in Python 2.x we introduced a > built-in function named "print30" (for Python 3.0) with the intended > new behavior. People could start coding now using the "print30" > builtin. When Python 3.0 was released, 'print' would no longer be > a keyword, and both 'print' and 'print30' would be built-ins that > both refered to the same function.
-1000 It's ugly, and it doesn't help the transition whatsoever IMO. We *definitely* don't want a print30 function hanging around in Python 3.0 for backwards compatibility with the miniscule number of people who used it in Python 2.x. The simplest solution is (as already stated):: from __future__ import __print_function__ Tim Delaney _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com